Berwickshire
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
| Name | Berwickshire | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 7,464 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Sir W.G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Aug 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-861 (Jürgen Oesten) | ||
| Position | 30° 58'S, 38° 50'E - Grid JA 1215 | ||
| Complement | 102 (8 dead and 94 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | DN-68 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Durban - Tamatave, Madagascar | ||
| Cargo | 6000 tons of general cargo and a deck cargo of 70 tons of high octane motor spirit in drums | ||
| History | Completed in December 1912 as Clan Macarthur for The Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London. 1919 renamed Berwickshire for Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd, London. | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.38 hours on 20 August 1944 the Berwickshire (Master James McCrone) in convoy DN-68 was torpedoed and sunk by U-861 about 400 miles east-southeast of Durban. Eight crew members were lost. The master, 82 crew members and eleven gunners were picked up by HMS Norwich City (FY 229) (T/Lt R.A. Groom, RNVR) and landed at Durban. | ||
| On board | We have details of 10 people who were on board. | ||
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